Earlier this month, tech billionaire Bill Gates broke ground on a new nuclear plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming– a historic coal town. Gates tells Zero why he hopes the plant, which uses sodium for cooling, rather than water, will be the first of many in the country– no matter who wins this year’s election. “The idea of the US being more energy secure and US innovation allowing us to export, those things are still somewhat bipartisan in nature,” he says. Plus, he weighs in on AI as both a major generator of emissions and as a potential source of climate solutions.

Explore further:
Past episode with BNEF’s Claire Curry on how energy startups can dodge the valley of death
Past episode with Brookfield Asset Management CCEO Connor Teskey on making renewables a profitable bet
Past episode with Bill Gates on the significance of the Inflation Reduction Act

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Kate Evans, and Alicia Clanton. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

Earlier this month, tech billionaire Bill Gates broke ground on a new nuclear plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming– a historic coal town. Gates tells Zero why he hopes the plant, which uses sodium for cooling, rather than water, will be the first of many in the country– no matter who wins this year’s election. “The idea of the US being more energy secure and US innovation allowing us to export, those things are still somewhat bipartisan in nature,” he says. Plus, he weighs in on AI as both a major generator of emissions and as a potential source of climate solutions.
Explore further:
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<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/926b52ba-1a8f-418d-bfc1-b14e01505119">BNEF’s Claire Curry on how energy startups can dodge the valley of death</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/c66ef989-78d0-4c59-8c94-b1390160baa4">Brookfield Asset Management CCEO Connor Teskey on making renewables a profitable bet</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/4c837822-8c7e-4266-b86b-af9d0130b5ac">Bill Gates on the significance of the Inflation Reduction Act</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Kate Evans, and Alicia Clanton. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>.

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Why Bill Gates is investing big in nuclear power

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